Call Box

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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Decades after they helped save lives in the US capital, police and fire department call boxes still stand on city street corners, relics dating back to the 19th century when firefighters used horse-drawn wagons and cops walked the beat. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Decades after they helped save lives in the US capital, police and fire department call boxes still stand on city street corners, relics dating back to the 19th century when firefighters used horse-drawn wagons and cops walked the beat. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Michael Knud Ross as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Michael Knud Ross as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Cecilia Beaux as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019.
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Cecilia Beaux as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019.
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An old call box formerly used to help firefighters and police, is seen in Washington, DC, on 12 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old call box formerly used to help firefighters and police, is seen in Washington, DC, on 12 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Michael Knud Ross as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Michael Knud Ross as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Charles Codman as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Charles Codman as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Peter Waddell as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Supon Phornirunlit as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
An old police and fire call box is decorated with art by artist Supon Phornirunlit as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project in Washington, DC, on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
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This combination of pictures created on 16 September 2019 in Washington, DC, shows old call boxes filled with art as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project (first row, L-R) by artists Peter Waddell, Cecilia Beaux, Peter Waddell and Peter Waddell, (second row, L-R) by artists Peter Waddell, Peter Waddell, Michael Knud Ross and Michael Knud Ross, (third row, L-R) by artists Charles Codman, Michael Knud Ross, Peter Waddell and Supon Phornirunlit. on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP
This combination of pictures created on 16 September 2019 in Washington, DC, shows old call boxes filled with art as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project (first row, L-R) by artists Peter Waddell, Cecilia Beaux, Peter Waddell and Peter Waddell, (second row, L-R) by artists Peter Waddell, Peter Waddell, Michael Knud Ross and Michael Knud Ross, (third row, L-R) by artists Charles Codman, Michael Knud Ross, Peter Waddell and Supon Phornirunlit. on 16 September 2019. Photo: AFP